The Dispatcher by John Scalzi
In a futuristic world, 99.9% of people that are intentionally killed reappear alive at home. This has lead to the position of "dispatcher". These licensed professionals will "dispatch" people that are about to die via surgery or other situations. However, there are some quirks. People can still die of natural causes. To murder somebody, you would need to slowly kill them (such as via starvation) so they cannot be dispatched. People dispatched also come back at a place that they think of as "home". However, this may not be their actual home if they no longer love that. This story deals with a case involving some of those situations. It is something interesting to explore. However, the original "murder" premise is a bit bizarre.
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